Shartiya Mithay

Shartiya Mithay
Shartiya Mithay
Written by	Babu Baral Sohail Ahmed
Directed by	Babu Baral Sohail Ahmed
Characters	Roshan; Chiraag; Dada Ji; Abba Ji; Shirin
Date premiered	1995
Place premiered	Lahore
Original language	Punjabi
Subject	Begging, marriage
Genre	Comedy
Setting	Lahore theatre, 1995

Shartiya Mithay (شرطیہ مٹھے) (English: Guaranteed Sweet) is a famous and hit Punjabi comedy stage play. Cast includes Amanullah, Sohail Ahmed, Babu Baral, Zarqa Butt, Khalid Abbas Dar, Ashraf Rahi, Sohnia Abbas, Abid Khan and Sahbah.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

It was written and directed by Babu Baral and Sohail Ahmed, both also acted in the play.^[5]

Characters

Roshan

One of the two blind brothers. He and his brother want to get married but always get rejected because of their blindness.

Chiraag

The other blind brother.

Dada Ji

The Flirting grandfather of Chiraag and Roshan. He runs a Tuck shop and talks to a picture of "Sonali Bendre" (who was brand ambassador of a tea brand in Pakistan in early 90s), wants to get married for the fourth time.

Abba Ji

Strict father of blind brothers, he wants to turn his sons into beggars.

Shirin

A student of journalism who is writing a column on Beggars, a young girl who also wants to interview Roshan.

Cast

Amanullah as Roshan
Sohail Ahmed as Dada Ji
Babu Baral as Chiraag
Zarqa Butt as Bharjai/Bhabi
Khalid Abbas Dar
Ashraf Rahi [1]
Sohnia Abbas
Abid Khan as Abba Ji
Sahbah as Shirin

References

^ "Playing to the gallery - Newspaper - DAWN.COM". dawn.com. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
^ "Best Tv Drama: April 2011". besttvdrama.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
^ "Play Shartiya Mithe". awaztoday.com. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
^ http://faisalabad.eu/view/5878/shartiya-mithay-punjabi-stage-drama,-complete/ ^{[dead link]}
^ Lodhi, Adnan (20 August 2015). "In sweet memory of Babu Baral". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 26 March 2023. This version pays homage to the iconic Babu, who was the original writer and director of the play.

[dawn-1] "Playing to the gallery - Newspaper - DAWN.COM". dawn.com. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-04.

[blogspot-2] "Best Tv Drama: April 2011". besttvdrama.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-09-04.

[awaztoday-3] "Play Shartiya Mithe". awaztoday.com. Retrieved 2014-09-04.

[4] ttp://faisalabad.eu/view/5878/shartiya-mithay-punjabi-stage-drama,-complete/ ^{[dead link]}

[5] Lodhi, Adnan (20 August 2015). "In sweet memory of Babu Baral". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 26 March 2023. This version pays homage to the iconic Babu, who was the original writer and director of the play.

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